Database System MCQ
Database System MCQ
1. The files stored on a secondary stage device are composed of a hierarchy of data.
What does a record in a file contain?
1. Characters
2. Data field
3. Bits
4. Schema
1. REMOVE INDEX
2. DROP INDEX
3. DELETE INDEX
4. ROLL BACK INDEX
4. What is the name given to the database management system which is able to handle
full text data, image data, audio and video?
1. Graphics media
2. Multimedia
3. Full media
4. Hypertext
Answer: Multimedia
1. file
2. field
3. record
4. data base
Answer: record
6. An-owner-member set in the CODASYL specifications may have__________
1. relational
2. network
3. tree
4. chain
Answer: chain
8. If the record management system allows you to edit values before they are recorded
on disk, you can________
1. Network schema
2. Relational schema
3. Hierarchical schema
4. All of the above
1. performance monitoring
2. backing up the database
3. database design
4. All of the above
1. CHANGE USER
2. ALTER TRIGGER
3. MODIFY USER
4. None of the above
13. Which of the following hardware components is the most important to the operation
of a database management system?
1. 4th Dimension
2. FoxPro
3. dBASE IV
4. Reflex
Answer: Reflex
16. The PROJECT command will create new table that has___________
1. Print
2. Look-up
3. Sort
4. All of the above
Answer: Look-up
18. Which two files are used during operation of the DBMS?
19. In a _____ a parent record type can be linked to one or more "child" record types,
but a child record type can have only one parent.
1. Distributed database
2. Relational database
3. Network database
4. Hierarchical database
21. Each of data files has a _____ that describe the way the data is stored in the file.
1. Records
2. File structure
3. Fields
4. Database
23. Periodically adding, changing and deleting file records is called file__________
1. upgrading
2. Updating
3. renewing
4. restructuring
Answer: Updating
24. After you _____ a record, many data management the environments require you to
issue a command to save the changes you made.
1. Update
2. Delete
3. Sort key
4. Index
Answer: Update
26. In SQL, which command is used to make permanent changes made by statements
issue since the beginning of a transaction?
1. COMMIT
2. PACK
3. SAVE
4. ZIP
Answer: COMMIT
27. What is the language used by most of the DBMSs for helping their users to access
data?
1. 4GL
2. Query language
3. High level language
4. SQL
29. When using a database management system, the first thing that you must do is
to____________
1. language
2. spelling
3. punctuation
4. width
Answer: Width